Imported thoroughbreds key to long-term viability of the sport in Asian jurisdiction A state-of-the-art racecourse in the Philippines is slated to open in the last quarter of this year, providing a long-term home for thoroughbred racing in the Asian nation and certainty for the country’s industry participants. The pandemic may have effectively sounded the death... Read More

Three people have been chosen to undertake the Federation of Bloodstock Agents Australia’s (FBAA) inaugural mentorship programme.  Hannah Anderson, Jarrod Robinson and Rob Moss were on Sunday announced by the FBAA as the first recipients of the specialised mentoring which will see the trio spend time with bloodstock agents at the upcoming Magic Millions National... Read More

The Australian Turf Club’s highly contentious $5 billion proposal to sell off and redevelop Sydney’s Rosehill racecourse will be investigated by a NSW Upper House Select Committee. The NSW Parliament’s Legislative Council on Wednesday carried a motion with the support of the Opposition, the Greens, the Animal Justice Party and independent MP Mark Latham, 21... Read More

Racing Victoria will soon be on the hunt for a new CEO to serve under likely new chairman Gillon McLachlan after the end of Andrew Jones’s brief and controversial tenure, in which his “appetite for change” was said to be greater than that of the industry itself. Jones, the former cricket and netball administrator appointed... Read More

Racing NSW will take ownership of Goulburn racecourse after members voted to transfer the club’s land freehold to the regulatory body.  Goulburn District Racing Club members voted in favour of handing over the racecourse to Racing NSW during a general meeting on Tuesday night. ANZ Bloodstock News established that the members’ vote was carried 58-10... Read More